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Did we think summer would never arrive? But, finally, Memorial Day weekend — the official start to summer — is upon us. We suggest you get started soaking up the sun with one of these 10 ideas. Eat Lobster And fried clams or shrimp, or whatever floats your boat as your favorite summer seafood....

Building A Lobster Bomb: Take a grilled, buttered bread bowl and add a half pound of fresh lobster (adding lobster bisque is option but so highly recommended. Read story here.

Building A Lobster Bomb: Take a grilled, buttered bread bowl and add a half pound of fresh lobster (adding lobster bisque is option but so highly recommended. Read story here.

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Guests sampled the best cuisines, desserts, and craft cocktails from 35 local restaurants at the 2nd annual Taste of Farmington May 17 at Farmington Gardens. The event was a benefit for Gifts of Love CT and Healing Meals Community Project.

Eating out is best when the food is good AND inexpensive. Here's a taste of where you can find food that fits your budget. Click on the links for more photos and information, or go here for our page of bargain bites.

Travel

For many travelers, hotels are nothing more than a generic place to sleep and store their luggage while they spend their days exploring exotic locales. In some cases, however, the accommodations steal the show. From doing jail time to sleeping in a treehouse, these unique hotels and inns from New...

In the 1980s Delray Beach was sadly saddled with the nickname “Dullray Beach,” reflective of a reputation as a dowdy, rundown Palm Beach County ocean side Florida town full of vacant buildings, high crime, racial tension, dysfunctional politics and a crumbling infrastructure. The list of problems...

Healthy Living

An audit of UConn Health identified a potential conflict of interest created when the university brought on a consultant as its interim chief executive in 2014. The 2015-16 audit of the university health center, released Wednesday by the state auditors of public accounts, does not name the consultant-turned-executive,...

The House on Tuesday passed "right to try" legislation that would allow people with life-threatening illnesses to bypass the Food and Drug Administration to obtain experimental medications, ending a drawn-out battle over access to unapproved therapies. President Donald Trump is expected to quickly...

A months-old research lab in downtown Hartford hopes to learn whether it can make the city healthier by improving the quality of housing. The project is led by the Connecticut Data Collective, a nonprofit organization that helps community groups, local governments, organizations and nonprofits...

Home & Garden

Have you noticed For Sale signs popping up in front of houses overnight along your commute to work, a sure-fire indication that spring is here, and the real estate market is becoming more active? Are you looking for a sign that you should move? As in driving around neighborhoods that you like,...

Lifestyle Articles by Brandpoint

When it comes to summer camp, kids are literally in for a treat. (Just think about those gooey s’mores!) Whether overnight or day camp, the experience offers kids a chance to make friends, learn new skills, become more independent, enjoy the outdoors and have fun! But as exciting as this may be,...

He was there when you rode your bike for the first time, got behind the wheel of a car and when you simply couldn’t figure out algebra. Your dad has been there for you through the good and the bad and he’s given you so much that you can’t help but want to give back. Now’s the perfect time. Whether...

When you think of automated vehicles, you probably think of driverless cars. While that particular movement is certainly in the news, it’s not the only place where driverless technology is gaining momentum. Did you know that driverless technology innovations are occurring every day in agriculture...